save_quantization_borders

Save borders used in the numeric features' quantization to a file.

Refer to the Custom quantization borders and missing value modes section for details on the output file's format.

Method call format

save_quantization_borders(output_file)

Parameters

output_file

Description

The name of the output file to save borders used in the numeric features' quantization to.

Refer to the Custom quantization borders and missing value modes section for details on the output file's format.

Possible types

string

Default value

Required parameter

Example

The following example shows how to save borders used in numeric features' quantization in the training dataset to a file (borders.dat) and then use them for the evaluation dataset.

from catboost import Pool, CatBoostRegressor

train_data = [[1, 4, 5, 6],
              [4, 5, 6, 7],
              [30, 40, 50, 60]]

train_labels = [10, 20, 30]

eval_data = [[2, 4, 6, 8],
             [1, 4, 50, 60]]

eval_labels = [20, 30]

train_dataset = Pool(train_data, train_labels)
eval_dataset = Pool(eval_data, eval_labels)

train_dataset.quantize()
train_dataset.save_quantization_borders("borders.dat")
eval_dataset.quantize(input_borders="borders.dat")

Contents of the output borders.dat file: